企画書に一通り目を通した。
I briefly looked over the proposal.
使い方を一通り説明してください。
Please explain how to use it in general terms.
everything; all parts; the whole process
Refers to covering all items, steps, or aspects of something. Often used with ～の or as an adverb.
一通りそろったら出発しよう。
Let's leave once we have everything ready.
手続きの一通りを終えた。
I finished the whole process of the procedure.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used in negative expressions (e.g., 一通りではない) to mean 'not ordinary' or 'not just average'. Rarely used affirmatively.
彼の努力は一通りではなかった。
His effort was far from ordinary.
one method
Rare, literal sense meaning 'one way' or 'a single method'. Mostly found in older or formal contexts.
一通りだけでは解決できない問題もある。
There are problems that cannot be solved by just one method.
I gave a brief explanation of the procedure before starting the work.
I skimmed through the materials before going to the meeting.
I completed the whole set of procedures required for entering the country.
The hardships he has been through are far from ordinary.